liaisons

noun

plural of liaison
as in partnerships
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) the strong liaison between the parents and teachers is based on the fact that both have the students' best interests at heart

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Recent Examples of liaisons These efforts include launching a website, digital newsletters, appointing community liaisons, sending letters to property owners and conducting meetings with Boca Lago leadership. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 City liaisons such as the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, the Mayor’s Office of Major Events and the Office of the City Attorney must provide clearance before any construction could occur. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 More adult children are becoming liaisons between their parents and their parents' bank accounts as AI makes fraud harder to spot. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Leaders have designated homeless liaisons for each school to directly support students experiencing housing instability. — Kyle Brody, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Whether rest and restoration or flirty liaisons, day or night, all things great are at guests' fingertips. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Last year’s Tour was storylined by Evenepoel’s future, creating the impression that the race is filled with covert liaisons, meetings taking place over budget hotel coffee and in the shadows of the paddock buses. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Dillin believes there could be neighborhood film liaisons, a neutral party with actual film experience who can educate neighbors and merchants on challenges and explain the realities of a film shoot. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liaisons
  1. partnerships
  2. associations
  3. relationships
  4. collaborations
  5. affiliations
  6. connections
Noun
  • InnoAsia will also continue its partnerships with international markets, including Berlin film festival’s European Film Market (EFM).
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Giske added that previous trips to Haugesund had produced partnerships the company had not originally anticipated.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of partnerships
Noun
  • However, many trade associations include sole proprietors who don't qualify for an AHP, and some organizations have members in a range of industries.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators allege Awais and his accomplices used their control of the associations to siphon money from accounts.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of associations
Noun
  • An expected 30 employees from NYDIG and 250 institutional client relationships will join BitGo, according to a person close to the matter.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Strahan is already dad to four adult children from previous relationships.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of relationships
Noun
  • In addition to Wagoner, Parton had several other significant collaborations throughout her career.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Your collaborations not only improve your leadership capability but also help your team to function and improve their problem-solver and collaborator reputations.
    — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborations
Noun
  • The financial affiliations have prompted speculation, especially through strands of the Iranian diaspora, who accuse some of its journalists of exaggerating the level of support for figures in the opposition and of advocating for war.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For that reason, my position is not about personal connections to one company or another, my feelings about the moguls who run them, or those moguls’ political affiliations.
    — Mike Schur, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of affiliations
Noun
  • These connections form an invisible architecture of care and belonging.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Mood stabilizers influence brain receptors that release and maintain neurotransmitters, calm overactive circuits and strengthen cellular connections over time.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of connections

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“Liaisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liaisons. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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